が
掛
　
か
　
り

suffix

  1. taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.).
  2. similar to ....
  3. dependent on ..., reliant on ....
  4. while ..., when ..., in the midst of .... After the -masu stem of a verb.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
が
掛
　
か
　
り
 掛かり がかり
がか
掛
　
り
 掛り がかり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hang, suspend, depend
か.ける　かけ　カイ (8th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a divination sign
ケ　カ　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)